Endogenous testosterone levels do not affect filarial worm burdens in mice

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 29-34

  Ganley, Lisa ^a   Rajan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FILARIA; MALE; MOUSE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0034962395     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2001.4608     Document Type: Article

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